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Checklist for Tribe Cephalotini Smith, 1853
and region Suriname (Northern South America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
336
3147
6534
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
335
3146
6533
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
317
3043
6214
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
192
2374
5149
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
33
245
714
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
30
233
711
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
15
187
660
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
85
422
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants
85
422
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMyrmicinae
Lepeletier, 1835
38
183
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeCephalotini
Smith, 1853
2
14
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Suriname
2 Genera with 14 Species
Cephalotes Latreille, 1804Turtle ants12SpeciesTaxom
Procryptocerus Emery, 18962SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Suriname
14 Species
Cephalotes atratus Linnaeus, 1758Ocean quahog
Cephalotes clypeatus Fabricius, 1804Hairy cockle
Cephalotes complanatus Guérin-Ménev..., 1844Pacific false-bean
Cephalotes marginatus Fabricius, 1804Hairy cockle
Cephalotes opacus Santschi, 1920Giant cleftclam
Cephalotes pallens Klug, 1824
Cephalotes pallidus De Andrade, 1999
Cephalotes pavonii Latreille, 1809Cancellate semele
Cephalotes pusillus Klug, 1824
Cephalotes simillimus Kempf, 1951Atlantic sanguin
Cephalotes spinosus Mayr, 1862
Cephalotes umbraculatus Fabricius, 1804Hairy cockle
Procryptocerus attenuatus Smith, 1876Purplish tagelus
Procryptocerus pictipes Emery, 1896False spike


Links, sources and further information
Cephalotini at itis.gov